Which GFX control panel do you rate as the best?

Zardon · Nov 22, 2006, 09:56 PM

Vote and discuss !

Hapatingjaky · Nov 22, 2006, 11:54 PM

LOL I can't say I am surprised at the results. We should all picket outside AMD and ATI's offices till we get the old CP back.

ET3D · Nov 23, 2006, 01:15 AM

IMO the CCC is in many senses an improvement over the old ATI control panel. The main problem I have with it is the waste of resources. Some tens of MB of RAM going down the drain here. It's not a major issue for me, but it's annoying. I prefer the old NVIDIA panel to the old ATI one. Haven't seen the new NVIDIA panel yet.

Calinerti · Nov 23, 2006, 02:02 AM

I much preferred the old ATi to the new CCC. Agree with ET3D, it seems so sluggish to respond. I hate to have to make changes at all for anything anymore. The old one seemed to me equally effective and much faster.

CDsDontBurn · Nov 23, 2006, 02:06 AM

IMO, it's close between the old NVIDIA and old ATI control panels as to which one i like best. The new one on both though are garbage IMO.

I only use the CCC because i have to, and i'm sure that eventually it will be the same for the NVIDIA control panel, use it because i have to.

It would be nice if i could select two options in the vote box.

Tril · Nov 23, 2006, 04:34 AM

I never used any of the ATI control panels so I can't judge them.

I prefer the old NVIDIA control panel to the new one. The new one is slower to use and it's missing some settings (mainly the stereo drivers settings).

BWX · Nov 23, 2006, 06:10 AM

I've used them all. Both new ones are horrible as far as I am concerned, but to me ATI's new one is much worse that NV's new one for a variety of reasons.

Both old ones are ok, but I like NV's old one better and I use it still.

voxel · Nov 23, 2006, 06:49 AM

i voted for old ati, but actually only use ATT ever since the first time i've installed it.

IamLakota · Nov 23, 2006, 10:04 AM

I suppose "old is always better" I mean old cars, old bikes,but I cant complain about nV's new CP seems better to me than the CCC.

RoyBatty · Nov 23, 2006, 12:26 PM

I vote for ATI Tray Tools

I tried CCC (6.10) only once - uninstalled it five minutes later.

bug77 · Nov 23, 2006, 05:09 PM

I voted for the simplest solution: old NV. I still use it. Old ATI was fine too, but it's a bit trickier to get to all the options.
Newer CPs all required a lot more mouse-clicks to do the same job...

LeanWolf · Nov 23, 2006, 09:40 PM

i'm not a fan of all things old, but in this case the old cp was much better. but then i'm a minimalist

**MIG-31** · Nov 23, 2006, 09:45 PM

My vote has to be for the 'Nvidia Old style'.

The reason being it was so easy to find the options most user require at hand.

The new Nvidia cp is way too confusing in my opinion.

kelticknight · Nov 24, 2006, 03:01 AM

ati old

blown503 · Nov 24, 2006, 03:44 AM

I think it purley shows the way we all voted "dont fix something that isnt broke"

Sonata · Nov 24, 2006, 07:10 AM

ATI Old Style was my favourite

ET3D · Nov 24, 2006, 08:43 AM

There's one thing I really like about the CCC, and that's the 3D preview. It finally provides me an easy way to explain to people what the various settings do. Most people who have no idea what AA or AF are can understand what they do with this preview.

**temeteus82** · Nov 24, 2006, 09:57 AM

One more vote for ATi's old control panel

Ananas · Nov 24, 2006, 06:06 PM

I rated for the old Ati panel. The new looks better but it is too slow. The new CCC with the performance of old panel, this would be the best.

Pluvious · Nov 24, 2006, 07:31 PM

I voted ATI old panel. The CCC at it current state is just bloatware IMHO. I'm still a little burnt over the mandatory .NET requirement. I prefer the simple approach to ATI TOOLS. All the settings can be adjusted on fly with the system tray icon if need be.

Can't comment on the Nvidia side due to switching to ATI for the last few upgrades. However.. after I pick up one more AGP board (X1950) I'll be going back to Nvidia when I switch to PCI-E and the Core Duo2.

Lowfat · Nov 25, 2006, 01:07 AM

old ati definately. Then the old nvidia. Basic = better.

Brutality · Nov 25, 2006, 07:04 PM

Actually i like Ati Tray tools the best :P But I can say that old styles FTW! New ones suck.

ExitiosuS · Nov 26, 2006, 09:15 AM

Nvidia old - still use it.

Al_Vampyre · Nov 26, 2006, 08:41 PM

Deffo old ATI, clean simple and made sense, when are people going to realise that bells and whistles aren't always appropriate!

PC_Inquisitor · Nov 27, 2006, 04:29 AM

A vote for Nvidia old style. i think the only way to use Ati's and Nvidia's new CP is getting 4 gigs of ram... WTF with the waste of resources, specially with CCC

Is ther an improvement of usign nwe nvidia control panel?

Erroneus · Nov 27, 2006, 01:58 PM

I wonder how many actually have tried the latest CCC versions? I hated the earlier verison, but tried 6.10 a week ago and find it pretty good actually.

RoyBatty · Nov 28, 2006, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erroneus

I wonder how many actually have tried the latest CCC versions? I hated the earlier verison, but tried 6.10 a week ago and find it pretty good actually.

I did. I had to install .NET framework anyway because of Visual Basic 2005.
And CCC compared to ATT is:
-slow
-takes much more HDD space
-takes much more memory
-offers nothing more than ATT (CCC has even less options to play with)

SO, I don't see any reason why should I use CCC.

ET3D · Nov 28, 2006, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RoyBatty

I did. I had to install .NET framework anyway because of Visual Basic 2005.
And CCC compared to ATT is:
-slow
-takes much more HDD space
-takes much more memory
-offers nothing more than ATT (CCC has even less options to play with)

SO, I don't see any reason why should I use CCC.

Complaining about HDD space is kind of silly, IMO. In these days when a single game can take 15GB or 20GB of your disk, a few tens of MB are really not much.

The RAM is the only thing that really bothers me, since RAM can still be at a premium, compared to HD space. The current CCC isn't horribly slow (just a tad), and far as I can see the CCC has more options than the control panel had, when it comes to video (the dual display video options are a blessing), hotkeys, etc. Of course, they could be added there.

All in all, if ATI could make the CCC take less RAM or not take it when it's not displayed, I'd prefer it pretty much wholeheartedly to the control panel. (Not comparing to the ATI Tray Tools, though, since they're not an ATI product.)

RoyBatty · Nov 28, 2006, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ET3D

Complaining about HDD space is kind of silly, IMO. In these days when a single game can take 15GB or 20GB of your disk, a few tens of MB are really not much.

Maybe, but if I can choose between 50MB and 5MB, I choose the second option. (I have 250GB HDD with >100GB free space)

ET3D · Nov 28, 2006, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RoyBatty

Maybe, but if I can choose between 50MB and 5MB, I choose the second option. (I have 250GB HDD with >100GB free space)

That's reasonable, but it's still a really minor point. If this is what will make you choose one solution over another then you have strange priorities.

Nov 22, 2006, 09:56 PM	#1
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Nov 23, 2006, 02:06 AM	#5
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 System Specs	IMO, it's close between the old NVIDIA and old ATI control panels as to which one i like best. The new one on both though are garbage IMO. I only use the CCC because i have to, and i'm sure that eventually it will be the same for the NVIDIA control panel, use it because i have to. It would be nice if i could select two options in the vote box. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Nov 23, 2006, 06:10 AM	#7
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	I've used them all. Both new ones are horrible as far as I am concerned, but to me ATI's new one is much worse that NV's new one for a variety of reasons. Both old ones are ok, but I like NV's old one better and I use it still. __________________

Nov 23, 2006, 10:04 AM	#9
IamLakota HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Viriginia Posts: 552 Rep Power: 0	I suppose "old is always better" I mean old cars, old bikes,but I cant complain about nV's new CP seems better to me than the CCC. __________________ Harley Davidson: If You Have To Ask You Wouldn't Understand!!! System Specs: Mobo:Asus P6T Deluxe V2,intel i7 920,2x BFG GTX 250 oc in SLI,Corsair 6gigs tri channel pc12800CL8 2xWD Velociraptor's 2x74gig WD Raptor , X-Fi Fatal1ty Titainium,HANNS-G HG281HD 1080p 28" monitor,Coolermaster HAF/922,PC-PWR&Cooling Sliencer 750,CoolerMaster V8 HSF

Nov 23, 2006, 01:15 AM	#3
ET3D Hopeless Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dreamland, near the pool of infinite graphics cards Posts: 3,055 Rep Power: 103 System Specs	IMO the CCC is in many senses an improvement over the old ATI control panel. The main problem I have with it is the waste of resources. Some tens of MB of RAM going down the drain here. It's not a major issue for me, but it's annoying. I prefer the old NVIDIA panel to the old ATI one. Haven't seen the new NVIDIA panel yet.

Nov 23, 2006, 02:02 AM	#4
Calinerti DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Elysium Posts: 330 Rep Power: 0	I much preferred the old ATi to the new CCC. Agree with ET3D, it seems so sluggish to respond. I hate to have to make changes at all for anything anymore. The old one seemed to me equally effective and much faster.

Nov 23, 2006, 04:34 AM	#6
Tril S-3D enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,674 Rep Power: 62 System Specs	I never used any of the ATI control panels so I can't judge them. I prefer the old NVIDIA control panel to the new one. The new one is slower to use and it's missing some settings (mainly the stereo drivers settings).

Nov 23, 2006, 06:49 AM	#8
voxel DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	i voted for old ati, but actually only use ATT ever since the first time i've installed it.

Nov 23, 2006, 12:26 PM	#10
RoyBatty HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,930 Rep Power: 115 System Specs	I vote for ATI Tray Tools I tried CCC (6.10) only once - uninstalled it five minutes later.

Nov 23, 2006, 05:09 PM	#11
bug77 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: around Posts: 792 Rep Power: 0	I voted for the simplest solution: old NV. I still use it. Old ATI was fine too, but it's a bit trickier to get to all the options. Newer CPs all required a lot more mouse-clicks to do the same job...

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LeanWolf alpha male Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Skyrim Posts: 5,702 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	i'm not a fan of all things old, but in this case the old cp was much better. but then i'm a minimalist __________________

Nov 23, 2006, 09:45 PM	#13
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,729 Rep Power: 441 System Specs	My vote has to be for the 'Nvidia Old style'. The reason being it was so easy to find the options most user require at hand. The new Nvidia cp is way too confusing in my opinion. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Nov 24, 2006, 03:01 AM	#14
kelticknight DriverHeaven Knight Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: EIRE{great for black stuff ,bulmers cider and Munster rubgy Posts: 1,095 Rep Power: 0	ati old __________________

Nov 24, 2006, 03:44 AM	#15
blown503 HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: S. Indiana Posts: 573 Rep Power: 57	I think it purley shows the way we all voted "dont fix something that isnt broke" __________________

Nov 24, 2006, 07:10 AM	#16
Sonata DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hot as hell in summer Posts: 284 Rep Power: 0	ATI Old Style was my favourite

Nov 24, 2006, 08:43 AM	#17
ET3D Hopeless Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dreamland, near the pool of infinite graphics cards Posts: 3,055 Rep Power: 103 System Specs	There's one thing I really like about the CCC, and that's the 3D preview. It finally provides me an easy way to explain to people what the various settings do. Most people who have no idea what AA or AF are can understand what they do with this preview.

Nov 24, 2006, 06:06 PM	#19
Ananas DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 46 Rep Power: 0	I rated for the old Ati panel. The new looks better but it is too slow. The new CCC with the performance of old panel, this would be the best.

Nov 24, 2006, 07:31 PM	#20
Pluvious Elisha = hottie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: USA CA. SF Bay Area Posts: 1,318 Rep Power: 56	I voted ATI old panel. The CCC at it current state is just bloatware IMHO. I'm still a little burnt over the mandatory .NET requirement. I prefer the simple approach to ATI TOOLS. All the settings can be adjusted on fly with the system tray icon if need be. Can't comment on the Nvidia side due to switching to ATI for the last few upgrades. However.. after I pick up one more AGP board (X1950) I'll be going back to Nvidia when I switch to PCI-E and the Core Duo2. __________________

Nov 25, 2006, 01:07 AM	#21
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,251 Rep Power: 99	old ati definately. Then the old nvidia. Basic = better.

Nov 25, 2006, 07:04 PM	#22
Brutality DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Estonia Posts: 887 Rep Power: 39	Actually i like Ati Tray tools the best :P But I can say that old styles FTW! New ones suck.

Nov 26, 2006, 09:15 AM	#23
ExitiosuS Simian Masterpiece! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, Ont. Canada Posts: 358 Rep Power: 59 System Specs	Nvidia old - still use it.

Nov 26, 2006, 08:41 PM	#24
Al_Vampyre HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,532 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Deffo old ATI, clean simple and made sense, when are people going to realise that bells and whistles aren't always appropriate! __________________ "Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad" - Brian O'Driscoll - Ireland Rugby Team 2009 Grand Slam winning Captain.

Nov 27, 2006, 04:29 AM	#25
PC_Inquisitor HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mexico City Posts: 91 Rep Power: 43	A vote for Nvidia old style. i think the only way to use Ati's and Nvidia's new CP is getting 4 gigs of ram... WTF with the waste of resources, specially with CCC Is ther an improvement of usign nwe nvidia control panel?

Nov 27, 2006, 01:58 PM	#26
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,341 Rep Power: 114 System Specs	I wonder how many actually have tried the latest CCC versions? I hated the earlier verison, but tried 6.10 a week ago and find it pretty good actually. __________________